The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. A 2004 U.S. Census Estimates population count gave the city a total population of 205,648 (metropolitan area nearly 1.8 million). Orlando is the sixth-largest city in Florida, and its largest inland city. It is also at the head of the state’s third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Tampa-St. Petersburg. Additionally, Orlando is home to the second largest university in Florida, the University of Central Florida. The city is best known for the tourist attractions in the area, particularly the nearby Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld and Universal Orlando Resort.
In the Orlando area, like most metropolitan areas in Florida, the majority of the population lives outside the city proper. Orlando is the center of the Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne metropolitan area. Nearby suburbs extend into the surrounding counties. Oviedo, in Seminole County, has been listed as one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Clermont (Lake County) and Poinciana (Osceola) have also seen explosive growth. Deltona has grown so fast that, between 1990 and 2000, it became the largest city in Volusia County. Cities such as Melbourne and Palm Bay on the Space Coast have also seen tremendous growth. New developments in the area include fabulous lakefront luxury homes, spacious condos and apartments, as well as townhomes and villas located near the main attractions.
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